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Rick Hoyt-McDaniels

Author, Artist, Composer

Category: Sermons

As a minister for thirty years, I wrote nearly a thousand sermons. These are the most recent. Sermons from August, 2022 on were written for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. I’m especially proud of the sermons I wrote during my last year (September 2024 through June 2025) when I tried to close my ministry with some final thoughts about fundamental spiritual issues.

Connection and Freedom

Posted on May 24, 2020August 12, 2020 by Rick

For me, the many spiritual goals can be reduced to two.  All that we strive for are contained in these… Read more Connection and Freedom

With All Her People One

Posted on May 10, 2020August 12, 2020 by Rick

The explicit goal of Unitarian Universalism is “world community,” the sixth of our seven principles.  Are we making progress? How… Read more With All Her People One

An Earth Made Fair

Posted on April 19, 2020August 12, 2020 by Rick

Many Unitarian Universalists are inspired by our faith to work toward a social goal of healing the environment. The calls… Read more An Earth Made Fair

Trembling and Bewildered

Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 by Rick

When the women who were the first to discover the resurrection (according to Mark) were told by the young man/angel… Read more Trembling and Bewildered

Being Human

Posted on March 29, 2020March 28, 2020 by Rick

So much is changing, so rapidly.  In the last few weeks, the coronavirus has altered every aspect of our lives,… Read more Being Human

Church Time

Posted on March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 by Rick

Churches measure time differently:  not in years, or fads, or decades, or generations.  We’re here for the long haul, longer even than… Read more Church Time

Gather

Posted on March 15, 2020March 23, 2020 by Rick

Social engagement with physical distancing requires new ways of gathering. But spiritual people have always known that being together through… Read more Gather

Greater Service

Posted on March 8, 2020June 11, 2021 by Rick

For some, the goal of religion is not directed at improving the self but is directed outward toward improving the… Read more Greater Service

A Right Path

Posted on March 1, 2020August 12, 2020 by Rick

The spiritual sense of “right” begins with intuiting a standard beyond our personal preference and then working to conform our… Read more A Right Path

Let Peace Find a Home in Me

Posted on February 23, 2020February 24, 2020 by Rick

For many the goal of religion is simply peace.  Indeed, “spirituality” often conjures images and feelings of peace, calm, stillness,… Read more Let Peace Find a Home in Me

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